Items Matching Tag 'Frances McDormand'

Hidden Agenda (UK) (DVD Details)
Frances McDormand and Brian Cox confront danger and deception at every turn in this compelling political thriller set in Northern Ireland. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Ken Loach`s Hidden Agenda follows American activists Paul Sullivan (Brad Dourif) and his finacee Ingrid Jessner`s (McDormand) journey to Belfast to probe allegations of brutal human rights abuses by...

Fargo: Special Edition (UK) (DVD Details)
William H. Macy plays Jerry Lundegaard, a Minneapolis car salesman who is, by all accounts, a loser. He is desperately in debt, so decides to hires two thugs (who are as bigger losers as he is) to kidnap his wife in the hope that his wealthy father-in-law (who bullies him regularly) will pay the ransom. When one of the kidnappers goes of the rails and events career out of control, it falls to...

Man Who Wasn`t There, The (UK) (DVD Details)
The Coen Brothers are back with a dark and twisted film noir unlike anything you`ve ever seen. Set in a small 1949 California town, this is the story of a seemingly simple barber, who turns to blackmail and revenge to escape his achingly dull life. But in the tradition of classic noir, nothing goes as planned and nothing is as it seems. And as the barber`s plot unravels, the delicious surprises,...

Almost Famous (UK) (DVD Details)
From the writer/director of Jerry Maguire, Cameron Crow brings us Almost Famous, nominated for four Academy Awards and winner of Best Original Screenplay. Set in 1973, it chronicles the funny and often poignant coming-of-age of 15-year-old music fanatic, William (Patrick Fugit). Having managed to land an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview the up-and-coming band Stillwater -...

Mississippi Burning (UK) (DVD Details)
Mississippi in 1964 is ready to burn. Three young Civil Rights workers, James Chaney, Andre Goodman and Mickey Schwerner, are murdered on their way back home after trying to help blacks register to vote. The bodies disappear. The smoldering embers of racial hatred now explode into violent flames. Two FBI agents are called in to investigate the murders. Rupert Anderson (Gene Hackman) and Alan Ward...

Almost Famous (US) (DVD Details)
Adored by critics and audiences nationwide, Almost Famous has been hailed as "the year`s single most entertaining film!" (Roger Ebert, Ebert & Roeper and the Movies). Writer/Director Cameron Crowe takes you on a heartfelt journey into the world of rock and roll in this "delightful coming-of-age comedy" (David Ansen, Newsweek). It`s the opportunity of a lifetime when teenage reporter William...

Wonder Boys (US) (DVD Details)
An unfinished novel, a stolen car, a murdered pet and a failing marriage are just a few of the crises piling up like a logjam in this often hilarious story of bright promise gone awry. During a single hectic weekend, college professor Grady Tripp (Michael Douglas) scrambles to gather together a life that has suddenly reeled out of control. Along for the ride are his gifted but troubled student (...